ağaşçı
/aʁaʃtʃɯ/
Definitions
1. woodcutter, a man whose work is felling trees and splitting them for fuel
- ağaşçını üyü ağaçdan — the woodcutter's house is made of wood
- ağaşçını üyü otunsuz qalır — the woodcutter's house is left without firewood
- ağaşçı terekni kesdi — the woodcutter felled the tree
2. forester, a warden appointed to look after woodland
- ağaşçı ağaçnı saqlaydı — the forester guards the woodland
- ağaşçı çegetni saqlaydı — the forester guards the forest
- ağaşçını üyü çegetde — the forester's house is in the forest
3. carpenter, a craftsman who shapes and joins wood
- ağaşçı eşik etdi — the carpenter made a door
- ağaşçı üy işleydi — the carpenter is building a house
- usta ağaşçı — a skilled carpenter
4. ploughman, one who walks behind a wooden plough
- ağaşçı saban süredi — the ploughman is ploughing
- ağaşçı ögüzleni sürdü — the ploughman drove the oxen
- ağaşçıla sabanda edile — the ploughmen were in the field
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ağaşçıthe woodcutter | ağaşçılathe woodcutters | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ağaşçınıthe woodcutter's | ağaşçılanıthe woodcutters' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ağaşçınıthe woodcutter (as the object) | ağaşçılanıthe woodcutters (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ağaşçığato the woodcutter | ağaşçılağato the woodcutters | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ağaşçıdaat / in the woodcutter | ağaşçıladaat / in the woodcutters | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ağaşçıdanfrom the woodcutter | ağaşçıladanfrom the woodcutters | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | ağaşçımmy woodcutter | ağaşçılarımmy woodcutters |
| your | ağaşçıngyour woodcutter | ağaşçılarıngyour woodcutters |
| his / her | ağaşçısıhis / her woodcutter | ağaşçılarıhis / her woodcutters |
| our | ağaşçıbızour woodcutter | ağaşçılarıbızour woodcutters |
| you all's | ağaşçığızyou all's woodcutter | ağaşçılarığızyou all's woodcutters |
| their | ağaşçılarıtheir woodcutter | ağaşçılarıtheir woodcutters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ağaşçıları can mean "his / her woodcutters", "their woodcutter", or "their woodcutters" — context decides.